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Man admits kidnap of girl, 10    Today: 12:10
A man today pleaded guilty to the kidnap and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl who was snatched as she played out in the street.
Murdered teenager 'had no enemies', says girlfriend    Today: 07:17
A promising footballer shot dead in the street had no enemies and was murdered in a case of mistaken identity, his girlfriend said.
Snooker: Higgins cleared of match-fixing but fined £75,000 over tabloid sting    Today: 00:00
John Higgins, the world No1 snooker player who was accused in May by the News of the World of agreeing what the paper described as "a disgraceful deal to fix a string of high-profile matches after demanding a £300,000 kickback" was yesterday cleared of any actual or intended match fixing.
Budgerigar breeder blames rival for attack on his birds    Today: 00:00
A top budgerigar breeder spoke of his devastation yesterday after returning home to find his champion bird killed in a suspected sabotage attack by a rival.
Son murdered his 'controlling' father    Today: 00:00
A law student murdered his "controlling" father and buried his body in concrete, a jury found yesterday. Mark Alexander, 22, killed his father, Samuel, after suffering under "the weight of his expectations".
Conman jailed over fake injury compensation claims    Wed 17:27
A fraudster was jailed today for trying to claim compensation from a number of local councils for injuries he had never suffered.
Police hunt mother, 14, on run with baby    Wed 16:58
A 14-year-old girl has gone on the run with her ex-boyfriend and their 11-month-old daughter, police said today.
Man guilty over runaway van deaths    Wed 16:56
A man whose runaway van killed two young people after he failed to apply the hand brake properly when he parked was today found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
MPs in emergency debate as police consider phone hack probe    Wed 14:31
An emergency Commons debate has been called to examine newspaper phone hacking, it was announced today amid fresh pressure on Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson.
Man charged with Heathrow suitcase murder    Wed 13:54
A former air steward was charged today with the murder of a woman found in a suitcase at Heathrow airport.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes fell asleep at wheel before car crash    Wed 12:50
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes momentarily fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite side of the road, a court heard today.
Nick Clegg challenged on phone-hacking row    Wed 12:32
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today insisted it was for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row.
Clegg challenged on phone-hacking row    Wed 12:32
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today insisted it was for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row.
Bomb suspect priest met Martin McGuinness    Wed 12:16
The priest suspected of the 1972 Claudy bombing met Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, it was revealed today.
Police investigate family tragedy death crash    Wed 10:10
Detectives are investigating whether anybody was to blame for a crash in which a 16-year-old boy died after his mother's car hit a pothole and swerved into a dyke, police said today.
Policeman who assaulted woman in cell is jailed    Wed 00:00
A police sergeant who injured a woman when he assaulted her in a cell was jailed for six months yesterday.
Murder accused tells court vicar 'touched him inappropriately'    Tue 7th Sep
A former altar boy accused of killing and chopping up an elderly vicar he lodged with said today he had touched him inappropriately while having a bath.
Officer jailed for police cell assault on woman    Tue 7th Sep
A police sergeant who injured a woman when he assaulted her in a cell was jailed for six months today.
New probe launched into phone-hacking claims    Tue 7th Sep
A new inquiry into allegations that public figures had their phones hacked was launched today.
New York Times refuses to help phone-hacking probe police    Tue 7th Sep
The New York Times has refused to co-operate with British police looking into allegations of phone-hacking made by the newspaper last week, a senior officer said today.
Vicar 'tried to rape schoolgirl'    Tue 7th Sep
A vicar tried to rape a schoolgirl in his church hall office and said she could not get pregnant because he had had "the snip", a court heard today.
Mr Gay UK police officer denies rape charges    Tue 7th Sep
A police officer and former Mr Gay UK today denied a number of sex offences, including raping another man.
Youngest female double murderer jailed    Tue 7th Sep
Britain's youngest female double murderer was given a life sentence today for killing her father and a woman in separate incidents when she was just 15.
Bodies found in blaze house    Tue 7th Sep
The bodies of two people, thought to be a mother and child, have been found in a house destroyed by a massive fire, emergency services said today.
Bid to jail BNP leader Nick Griffin adjourned    Tue 7th Sep
A move to jail British National Party leader Nick Griffin was adjourned today at the High Court.


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